Improved clothes-drier



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LEWIS A. TOWNE, OF LA-CROSSE, WISCONSIN.

Letterslatent' No. 92,905, dated July 20, 1869.

The Schedule referred to in these Letten Patent and making 'part of the same.

lowingv is a'fnll, clear, and exact description thereof',`

reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specication, and in which- Figure 1 represents a sidefview, and Figure 2, an inverted view of the rack of my clothesframe.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts in both figures.

The nature of my invention'eonsists in the employment of a pivoted lever for inolining the rack in any desired position.

It further consists in providing the rack with a pillion, in combination with a hook or clasp, attached to the standard, substantially in the manner and for the purpose hereinafter specified.

To enable others skilled iu the art to which my iuvention appeitains, to -make and use the same, I -will now describe its construction and operation.

In the accompanying drawingsvv A represents the standard, which is providednat its upper end, with the pivoted bar b, which is formed at one end with the metal plate and pin c.

d is a hook, pivoted iu a projection formed on the side of the plate c, the object of which will be hereinafter described.

.The'other end of the bar b is slotted, into which slot is pivoted one end of the pitman e, vthe other end of the'pitman beingr attached to the pivoted lever g.

f is a buttcn,jsecured to the standard for retaining the v lever g in place.

'B represents the rack, consistingof the arms m m fm. m, secured, as seen in the drawing, fig. 2, to the metal plate n. v

The plate u is formed on' its lower surface with the pinion p.

' The operation of my machineis asfollows: The rack is inserted in 'the plate c, and by operating the lever g, any direction may be given to the rack.

Toe hook, d working in the pinion p, prevents the rack from revolving,'when desired. v

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Pat-ent, is'- A clothes-rack, -consisting of standard A, bar I1.,

` pitman e, lever g, plate n, pinion p, hook d, and rack .B, ailvcornbined, arranged, and operating substantially in the manner and for thepurpose described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as myown, I aix my signature, inpresence of two witnesses.

Witnesses: LEWIS A. TOWNE. J. W. HAMMOND, BENJ. F. BRYANT.' 

